See each Budget as a building block towards national priorities

EVERY year, after the Singapore Budget is unveiled, no matter how broad its scope and reach, inevitably some quarters come away disappointed. This year is no different, even as the Budget debate in Parliament kicks off on Tuesday.

With speculation rife over impending elections, there were high hopes that Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat's 2019 Budget would be brimming with goodies. In fact there were some…